Brocade_IP_Primer_eBook

Contents
Chapter 5: Load Balancing Basics ....................................................... 97
The Virtual IP (VIP) Address ...............................................................................97
Load Balancing Methods ...................................................................................98
Proxy ............................................................................................................98
Layer 4 Switching ........................................................................................99
Layer 7 Switching ........................................................................................99
Server Load Balancing (SLB) .................................................................. 100
Source NAT ................................................................................................101
Direct Server Return (DSR) ..................................................................... 102
The Health Check ............................................................................................ 103
Layer 3 ...................................................................................................... 104
Layer 4 ...................................................................................................... 105
Layer 7 .......................................................................................................107
Redundancy ............................................................................................. 108
Summary .......................................................................................................... 110
Chapter Review Questions .............................................................................. 111
Answers to Review Questions ......................................................................... 114
Part Two: Switching ....................................................................117
Chapter 6: The Brocade CLI ................................................................119
Switch Layout ................................................................................................... 119
Chassis ..................................................................................................... 119
Stackable ................................................................................................. 120
Accessing the CLI ............................................................................................. 120
Serial ........................................................................................................ 120
Network .................................................................................................... 121
Online Help ....................................................................................................... 122
Configuring by Context .................................................................................... 124
The config ......................................................................................................... 125
Software (and where it's stored) ..................................................................... 127
show commands ...............................................................................................131
clear commands .............................................................................................. 133
Greetings .......................................................................................................... 134
Configuring the Interface ................................................................................ 135
Ping ................................................................................................................... 136
Filters and Regular Expressions ..................................................................... 138
User Access Control ..........................................................................................141
Usernames and Passwords .....................................................................141
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) ............................ 145
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) .....................................147
Remote Monitoring (RMON) .................................................................... 149
The Web UI ....................................................................................................... 150
Restricting or Disabling Access ....................................................................... 152
Summary .......................................................................................................... 153
Chapter Review Questions .............................................................................. 154
Answers to Review Questions ......................................................................... 156
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